The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Friday, April 26, 2024 (morning edition):  A group of Swarthmore College students camped out in the middle of campus on Thursday as part of a pro-Palestinian protest, the same demonstration as swaths of other student groups that have taken over Columbia, Yale and schools across the country.  City Council on Thursday approved eight of Mayor Cherelle Parker’s nominees for the Philadelphia Board of Education. Council leaders say they will not consider the ninth nominee, but the mayor is not backing down. Four people, including a pregnant teen, were killed ..read more

The KYW Newsradio All-Local - Thursday, April 25, 2024 (Midday Edition): Food and beverage workers at the Wells Fargo Center are back on strike ahead of tonight’s Sixers playoff game. As KYW Newsradio's Tim Jimenez reports, they’re off the job for the second time this month as they negotiate a new contract with Aramark. Multiple people were killed when a car being chased by state police crashed in Delaware County. It happened along Route 322 and Chichester Avenue in Boothwyn around 1:30 Wednesday afternoon. Arrests were made Thursday morning as students at Princeton University s ..read more

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The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 (midday edition): Philadelphia police said a driver struck and killed a pedestrian who was crossing the street in University City Wednesday morning, then fled the scene. A 17-year-old delivery worker was shot while driving his motorized scooter in South Philadelphia early Wednesday, police said. The victim was being chased by a group on dirt bikes that was trying to rob him. As Republicans and Democrats go to the polls in Pennsylvania Tuesday, more than 1 million voters statewide will be shut out of the process because they’re not regis ..read more

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 (morning edition): Primary day has come and gone in Pennsylvania. There were no surprises in the presidential primary -- Biden and Trump won their parties' races. The Senate race will see incumbent Democrat Bob Casey face Republican Dave McCormick in the November election. They ran in their primaries uncontested. Malcolm Kenyatta won the Democratic primary for state auditor general. He'll face Republican Tim DeFoor, who won uncontested. And, the race for Pennsylvania attorney general is set as former auditor general Eugene DePasquale wo ..read more

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 (morning edition): Primary day has come and gone in Pennsylvania. There were no surprises in the presidential primary -- Biden and Trump won their parties' races. The Senate race will see incumbent Democrat Bob Casey face Republican Dave McCormick in the November election. They ran in their primaries uncontested. Malcolm Kenyatta won the Democratic primary for state auditor general. He'll face Republican Tim DeFoor, who won uncontested. And, the race for Pennsylvania attorney general is set as former auditor general Eugene DePasquale wo ..read more

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The KYW Newsradio All-Local for Tuesday, April 23, 2024 (Evening Report): As Republicans and Democrats go to the polls in Pennsylvania, a million voters statewide are shut out of the process because they’re not registered with either party. As KYW’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports Pennsylvania is one of only 10 states that still restrict participation in primaries. Philadelphia’s nomadic intercity charter bus terminal could move again by the end of the summer, according to a neighborhood group. KYW’s Mike DeNardo reports. The list of charges against the Montgomery County middle school ..read more

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 (midday edition): The polls are open until 8 p.m. on this primary Election Day in Pennsylvania. Not much drama at the top of the tickets as Biden and Trump have secured their party nominations. Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick are set to face off in the fall as well, as both are running unopposed today. But, there are key statewide races to look out for. The arrest warrant for Pennsylvania state Rep. Kevin Boyle has been withdrawn. Mastery Charter Schools, the area’s largest charter school network, is bumping up st ..read more

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 (morning edition): The arrest warrant for Pennsylvania state Rep. Kevin Boyle has been withdrawn. Police are looking to identify a trio of suspects they believe are connected to a double shooting last month in the city’s Frankford neighborhood. Is it unconstitutional to criminalize people experiencing homelessness who sleep outdoors like in encampments when there is no room at shelters? The Supreme Court will make a decision on the case by the end of June.  ..read more